Stephen John Port

The Grindr Killer

  Active for 2 years
(2014-2015) in United Kingdom

4

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

4

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  4. General Information
  5. Characteristics
  6. Childhood
  7. Cognitive Ability
  8. Incarceration
  9. Death
  10. 8 Timeline Events
  11. Serial Killers Active During Spree
  12. Boolean Statistical Questions
  13. 3 Books About Stephen John Port
  14. 6 External References
  15. Internal References

Stephen John Port a convicted British serial killer and rapist known as The Grindr Killer. Port met his victims using online dating services including Grindr and spiked their drinks with fatal amounts of the drug GHB to rape them while they were unconscious. He is responsible for murdering at least four men and committing multiple rapes. Port planted a fake suicide note on one of his victims body, the note suggested he was responsible for the death of another victim, and that he had killed himself out of guilt. In 2016, Port received a life sentence with a whole life order. In response to the Port case, authorities announced they are reviewing at least fifty-eight deaths connected to the use of gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in London as far back as 2012.

Stephen John Port Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Stephen John Port (aka) The Grindr Killer, was active for 2 years between 2014-2015, known to have ( 4 confirmed / 4 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: United Kingdom

Stephen John Port was born on February 22nd 1975 in Southend-on-Sea, town in Essex, United Kingdom. He was raised by both parents. His father, an unnamed man. His mother, an unnamed woman.

He never married. He had no children.

In 2014 (Age 38/39) Stephen John Port started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to rape, and murder his victims. At the time of his crimes he was living with himself, alone in Barking, London. He worked as a chef at a Stagecoach bus depot in West Ham.

He was arrested on October 15th 2015 (Age 40), convicted on November 25th 2016 (Age 41), sentenced to life imprisonment at HM Prison Belmarsh in Thamesmead, London, England.

Profile Completeness: 62%
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Stephen John Port has been listed on Killer.Cloud since June of 2017 and was last updated 4 years ago.

Stephen John Port a known:

Stephen John Port
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-05-13 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Stephen Port
Nickname: The Grindr Killer
Victims: 4 - 4
Years Active: 2014 - 2015
Ages Active: 38/39 - 39/40
Active Countries: United Kingdom
Life Span: 1975 -     
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Sexual Preference: homosexual
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Feb 18 - Mar 20
Birth Month: February
Marital Status: never married
Children: no children
Living With: himself, alone in Barking, London. He worked as a chef at a Stagecoach bus depot in West Ham
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: Feb 22, 1975
Given Name: Stephen
Birth Location: Southend-on-Sea, town in Essex, United Kingdom
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: both parents
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: an unnamed woman
Father: an unnamed man

Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:

Incarceration
Arrested: Oct 15, 2015 (Age 40)
Convicted: Nov 25, 2016 (Age 41)
Sentence: life imprisonment
Prison Location: HM Prison Belmarsh in Thamesmead, London, England
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: N/A
Previous Jail: N/A
Previous Prison: N/A

Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
8 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Stephen John Port

The 8 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Stephen John Port. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
Feb 22 1975Stephen John Port was born in Southend-on-Sea, town in Essex, United Kingdom.  #19750222
Feb 22 1995
(Age 20)
20th Birthday
Feb 22 2005
(Age 30)
30th Birthday
2014
(Age 38/39)
Stephen John Port started his serial killing spree. #2014
2015
(Age 39/40)
Stephen John Port ended his serial killing spree. #2015
Feb 22 2015
(Age 40)
40th Birthday
Oct 15 2015
(Age 40)
Stephen John Port arrested. #20151015
Nov 25 2016
(Age 41)
Stephen John Port was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment at HM Prison Belmarsh in Thamesmead, London, England.  #20161125
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Boolean Questions:
Killer
Question
Killer
Answer
Total
Answered
rape TRUE 453
used weapon FALSE 453
used gun FALSE 451
torture FALSE 426
stalk FALSE 418
bound FALSE 406
strangle FALSE 443
sex with body FALSE 430
mutilated FALSE 447
ate part of body FALSE 451
drank blood FALSE 442
robbed FALSE 418


Books that Mention Stephen John Port

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3 Books that mention Serial Killer
Stephen John Port

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Stephen John Port (born 22 February 1975) is a British convicted serial rapist and serial killer. He is responsible for murdering at least four men and for committing multiple rapes. Port received a life sentence with a whole life order on 25 November 2016, meaning he will not become eligible for parole and is unlikely to ever be released from prison.

Wikipedia
External References
  1. Q27909514 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Apr 26, 2019.
  2. Stephen Port on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Apr 26, 2019.
  3. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Stephen PORT on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Apr 26, 2019.
  4. Karen Mizoguchi, Stephen Port: London Serial Killer Ties to 58 Deaths Investigated on people.com, Retrieved on May 12, 2019.
  5. Caroline Davies, Police escape misconduct charges over case of serial killer Stephen Port on www.theguardian.com, Retrieved on Jul 6, 2019.
  6. Amy Walker, Stephen Port's drug dealer found guilty of murdering actor on www.theguardian.com, Retrieved on Jul 15, 2019.
Internal References

Stephen John Port is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #26 of 62[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers active in the United Kingdom
  2. #27 of 38[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in February
  3. #33 of 59[ Page 3 ] of Recent Serial Killers sorted by Most Recent
  4. #34 of 40[ Page 3 ] of Pisces Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  5. #216 of 307[ Page 15 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
  6. #378 of 651[ Page 26 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
  7. #435 of 651[ Page 29 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
  8. #436 of 651[ Page 30 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  9. #470 of 651[ Page 32 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
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